Mr. Christmas (Joe Diffie album)
# Mr. Christmas (Joe Diffie album)

Professional ratings :

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| Allmusic | |

Mr. Christmas is the first Christmas album and fifth studio album by American country music artist Joe Diffie. It was released on September 19, 1995, through Epic Records. The song "Leroy the Redneck Reindeer" was released as a single, peaking at #33 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. Otherwise, the album features a mix of traditional Christmas music and newly penned songs.

## Personnel

Credits listed from AllMusic.

### Vocals

* Danny Bailey – background vocals
* Lea Jane Berinati — background vocals
* Lee Bogan – background vocals
* Joe Diffie – lead vocals, background vocalist
* Janie Fricke – background vocals
* Ricky Skaggs – guest vocals
* Larry Keith – background vocals

### Musicians

* Stuart Duncan - fiddle
* Paul Franklin – steel guitar
* Carl Gorodetzky – string contractor
* Terry McMillan – harmonica, percussion
* Brent Mason – electric guitar
* The Nashville String Machine – strings
* Matt Rollings – keyboards
* Billy Joe Walker Jr. – acoustic guitar
* Bergen White – string arrangements
* Lonnie Wilson – drums
* Glenn Worf – bass guitar

### Production

* Mike Bradley – engineer, mixing
* Madeline Bridges – director
* Mark Capps – engineer
* Joe Diffie – arranger, audio production, producer
* Caroline Greyshock – photography
* Marilyn Shadinger — director
* Johnny Slate – arranger, audio production, producer

## Chart performance

| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 129 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Holiday Albums | 32 |
